{"id":1590,"date":"2026-07-06T15:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T15:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:06:55","slug":"ncc-nipr-strengthen-partnership-to-advance-strategic-communications-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1590","title":{"rendered":"NCC, NIPR strengthen partnership to advance strategic communications ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">*The Nigerian Communications Commission and the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations reaffirm a shared commitment to fostering professionalism, collaboration, effective stakeholder engagement, as well as institutional excellence, and the continued growth of communications ecosystem in the country<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has affirmed its renewed partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for a shared commitment to fostering professionalism, collaboration, and effective stakeholder engagement in the West African country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">ConsumerConnect<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"> reports both the NCC and NIPR restated the need to collaborate on exploring strategic partnership during the latter\u2019s recent courtesy visit to the Commission\u2019s Corporate Head Office, in Abuja, FCT.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GWyCK0prDr\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1617\">InFocus: Nigeria&#8217;s rising data costs, QoE and telecoms sustainability<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cInFocus: Nigeria\u2019s rising data costs, QoE and telecoms sustainability\u201d \u2014 Consumer Experience Is A Top Priority\" src=\"https:\/\/consumerconnectng.com\/?p=1617&amp;embed=true#?secret=gThuYW6G5q#?secret=GWyCK0prDr\" data-secret=\"GWyCK0prDr\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><a name=\"_Hlk234244645\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice-Chairman\/Chief Executive Officer (EVC\/CEO) of NCC<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">, who received the NIPR high-level delegation, led by <a name=\"_Hlk234244682\"><\/a>Dr. Ike Neliaku, President of the Institute, said their visit underscored the importance of strategic partnerships in <a name=\"_Hlk234241628\"><\/a>promoting public trust, institutional excellence, and the sustained growth of the communications space in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-bookmark: _Hlk234241628;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">It is also noted that <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">the meeting of the two organisations, particularly focused on strengthening existing ties, exploring new areas of collaboration while fostering strategic partnership ahead of the World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) 2026, holding November, in Abuja.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Commenting on the visit to the telecoms sector regulatory Commission, the NIPR leadership in a statement via its verified social media account, as well said that momentum has continued to build for the successful hosting of the <a name=\"_Hlk234242413\"><\/a>World Public Relations Forum \u201cAbuja 2026\u201d, as more strategic national institutions come on board to support the global event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">The Institute affirmed that both the NCC and NIPR \u201care exploring strategic areas of collaboration to ensure WPRF Abuja 2026 is delivered in line with best international standards.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">It urged Nigerians to be part of the transnational event, stating \u201cthe world is coming to Nigeria this November. 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